SERVICES MATCH.
WELLINGTON. Sept. 29,
A« a fitting climax to a wartime season of Rugby football, teams reorienting the Services, designated as North Island and South Island, on Saturday provided a crowd of about 10.000 with one of the most exhilarating displays of Rugby seen at Athletic Park for many years. Sixt.v-one points were piled un after some daw.h’ng foot ball, the team designated as the South Island winning ' bv 38 points to 23. Finlay (Manawatu). who has previously demonstrated his claim to be regarded as one of the_ best forwards in (ho country, was in magnificent form, being ideally' suited by the open game and taking a prominent ■= part in most of the South’s scoring movements. Fcarn (Manawatu) also played well.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 259, 30 September 1940, Page 8
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122SERVICES MATCH. Manawatu Standard, Volume LX, Issue 259, 30 September 1940, Page 8
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